Geo-localization System for People with Cognitive Disabilities

Ramos, João; Anacleto, Ricardo; Nováis, Paulo; Figueiredo, Lino; Almeida, Ana; Neves, José

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-00563-8_8

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“…The name of our system is CogHelper and it helps people with cognitive disabilities and their caregivers [17]. This system is intended to work outdoors, and its structure ( The server is the core of the system, since all the other services are connected to it, namely in terms of a database (to store all the data needed to its correct operation, like usernames, locations, points of interest), and a communication module to connect to other internal services, as well as to external ones.…”

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Cognitive Assistants—An Analysis and Future Trends Based on Speculative Default Reasoning

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Abstract:Once a person is diagnosed (or a caregiver suspects that the person may have) cognitive disabilities he may lose the state of being autonomous, which may range from partial to total loss of independence, according to the level of incidence. Smart houses may be used as a tentative solution to overcome this situation. However, when one goes outside their premises, this alternative may become unusable. Indeed, due to the decreased orientation ability, caregivers may prevent these people from going out, as they may get lost. Therefore, we are developing a system for people with mild or moderate cognitive disabilities that guides the user through an augmented reality interface and provides a localization tool for caregivers. The orientation method implements a speculative computation module, thus the system may calculate and anticipate possible user mistakes and issue alerts before he takes the wrong path. Through a trajectory mining module, the path is also adjusted to user preferences. These two modules enable the system to adapt to the user.

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“…In terms of guidance systems there are two types of spaces: indoor and outdoor. In the case of indoor systems, an augmented reality guidance system is presented in [ 51 ], which promotes mobility and allows people with cognitive problems to be located in real-time. It uses a smartphone with a camera and presents the user with a direct video feed having overlapping direction arrows to indicate the route.…”

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A Caregiver Support Platform within the Scope of an Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystem

Costa

Nováis

Simões

2014

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The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) area is in constant evolution, providing new technologies to users and enhancing the level of security and comfort that is ensured by house platforms. The Ambient Assisted Living for All (AAL4ALL) project aims to develop a new AAL concept, supported on a unified ecosystem and certification process that enables a heterogeneous environment. The concepts of Intelligent Environments, Ambient Intelligence, and the foundations of the Ambient Assisted Living are all presented in the framework of this project. In this work, we consider a specific platform developed in the scope of AAL4ALL, called UserAccess. The architecture of the platform and its role within the overall AAL4ALL concept, the implementation of the platform, and the available interfaces are presented. In addition, its feasibility is validated through a series of tests.

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“…In [12] we presented a functional prototype that works as an orientation and a localization system. The user is guided through an application for Android Operative System using augmented reality, being also given to the caregivers the possibility to know the current user position in real time.…”

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“…Considering the lack of spatial orientation of the user (previously described), it was developed a system (described in [12]) that guides the user among different locations using simple interfaces, enabling the caregiver to know his/her current location, which increases either the freedom of the user or the caregiver. The former may travel alone while the latter may be engaged in another work without neglect the care provision.…”

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Modelling an Orientation System Based on Speculative Computation

Ramos

Satoh

Nováis

et al. 2014

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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Progress is inherent to a living society, which may occur in several different areas (e.g. computation, healthcare) and manners. The present (or now) is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, making, for example, the society to be very inquisitive on assistive technologies and how they may improve the human beings quality of living. This application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes may help the user in his/her diminished capabilities, and, usually, implies a small adaptation on the part of the individual in the use of devices; indeed one of the die down potentials of people with cognitive disabilities is the one of spatial orientation. On the other hand several were the authors that have developed systems to help an human being to travel between two locations. However, once the system is set up the change in the configurations have to be done manually in order to better adjust the system to the user. In order to go round this drawback, in this work it is presented a framework of speculative computation to set up the computation of the next user step using default values. When the information is obtained the computation is revised. Thus, the system may have a faster reaction to the user stimulus or it may start warning the user before he/she takes the wrong direction.

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Geo-localization System for People with Cognitive Disabilities

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Cognitive Assistants—An Analysis and Future Trends Based on Speculative Default Reasoning

Cognitive Assistants—An Analysis and Future Trends Based on Speculative Default Reasoning

A Caregiver Support Platform within the Scope of an Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystem

Modelling an Orientation System Based on Speculative Computation

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